The property-casualty insurance industry employs more than 580,000 persons and pays $34 billion in wages and salaries, according to the American Insurance Association.

According to the AIA Advocate publication's report on the p-c impact on the U.S. economy, the top five states providing employment for the property-casualty sector are California, Illinois, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.

California has 55,977 such employees and pays $3.38 billion in salaries; Illinois, 52,424 employees and $3.5 billion in salaries; Texas, 40,407 employees and $2.33 billion in salaries; New York, 35,916 employees and $2.5 billion in salaries; and Pennsylvania, 34,703 employees and $1.76 billion in salaries.

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